The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-08-13

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R. Isaac. There was no one named for
states attorney or surveyor.
The father and brother of w. S. Shemmel,
a former student of ST. Johns College, who
left the college July , apparently with the
intention of returning to his home at Prince
Frederick, Calvert county, but who never
reached there, have made several trips to
Annapolis recently with hopes of learning
something as to the whereabouts of the miss
ing boy, but without success. Young Shem
mel was member of the sophomore class,
and was about Is years old.
Alexander Warren, green-grocer, of Elk
ton, was assaulted on the highway, robbed
and badly beaten on the head. He drove to
Wilmington, Del, Monday evening. where he
bought a load of truck. He started to return
home about l30 Tuesday morning. About a
half a mile from Wilmington he came up with
six men walking in the same direction in which
he was travelling. They hailed him and pre-
tended to desire to purchase watermelon.
While Warren was exhibiting some melons
one of the party pulled him out of the wagon
and he was struck on the head with blackjack
and cane until insensible. When he recovered
consciousness he found SIS and some water
melons and other articles missing. Warren
suffers from severe scalp wounds.
A letter from Snow Hill, Worcester county,
August 8th, says Josiah Bodley, about 20
years OF age, was brought here last night aud
lodged in Jail to await the action of the grand
jury under the charge of feloniously assaulting
Kate Bradford, aged 10 years, who lives near
Newark, Worcester county. Bodley has been
paving her attention for some time, and many
thought the couple engaged. On Saturday af-
ternoon they went out for drive, Staid away
all night, and on Sunday afternoon had not yet
arrived at home. The girls father became
uneasy as to her whereabouts, and, accom-
panied by several neighbors, went in search
of the missing couple. They were about to
give up the search as fruitless when cry of
distress was heard from a thicket near the
road. They FASTENED to the spot and found
Miss Bradford and Bodley. The men as
saulted Bodley and saYp him severe thrash
ing, and then turned him over TO a constable,
who brought him here last night and had him
lodged in jail. The girl is of good family and
bears a good reputation.
The Prohibition delegates of Baltimore
county met at the Office of Mr.. William Dan
iel, in Baltimore city, on Tuesday, and nomi-
mated the following candidates. House of
Delegates-Daniel Beekley, fifth district,
manufacturer, formerly Republican; Dir. l..
McKendree Kemp, fourth district, Republi
can; Richard Vincent, ilr., twelfth district;
Henry Shirk, Jr., ninth district, lawyer, Re-
publican; VIM. II. Hendricks, seventh dis
trict, teacher, Democrat; Howard Wright,
fearth district, farmer, Democrat. Judges of
the urphaps' Cnprt-Martin l.. Jean, second
district, farmer, Democrat; John W. Jacobs,
twelfth district, farmer; james Phipps, ninth
diStrict merchant nj Iaysnpfotun Ra-fcfar
of Wils-Peter G. Zouck, fourth district,
merchant, Democrat. Sheriff-Samuel w.
Owens, first district, mechanic, Democrat.
County CommlssioneF-Sam W, Herd,
first district, farmer; Charles Riddle. eleventh
district. farmer, Republican; Peter G. Erd-
man, twelfth district, gardener, Democrat.
Treasurer, Joshua L. Benson, fifth district,
merchant, Democrat. The nominations for
the State Senate, States Attorney and Sur
veyor will be made hereafter,
The effect of the partial failure of the wheat
crop in Frederick county this year, making
the third successive bad crop, is already being
severely felt throughout that agricultural re-
gion. Not only has there been small yield,
but the quality also is very inferior. James
ii. Gambrill, the most prominent manufac
tnrer of -four in the county, said last Saturday
in speaking on the subject: sits the worst
crop ever saw, much oft being hardly above
the grade ofsorcenings, He stated also that
he was only paying from So to "a cents per
bushel. The quantity considered full crop
in Frederick county, and which is said to be
justified by the quality of the land and the
quantity of fertilizers used, is from 100000
to 1900, 900 bushels. This year it will pro-
badly amount to from 500,0 to 100000
bushels. After deducting the quantity ne
cessary for the home consumption of about
$1,000 people, and for seeding, purposes, it
can be readily seen that but little win be left
for export. The fruit crop in Frederick coun-
~ is also failure. With heavy indebted
ness hanging oyer the great majority of the
farmers Of that section, and these facts staring
them in the face, the winter prospect is not
very bright,